US984411A - Grain-shocker. - Google Patents

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GRAIN sHooKeR. APPLIUATION FILED MAY 6, 1909. RENEWED NOV. 14, 1910.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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J. YANZICK, JR. L P QMGDERMOTT.

l GRMN 51100111111. A`P1LIUATIQN FILED MAY 6, 1909. y RENEWED NOV. 141, 19101 Patented Feb.14,1911.

nuantozs JOHN YANZICK, JR., AND FRANCIS MCDEIBMOTT, 0F SPEARFISHpSOUTH DAKOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented Fel).v 14,1911*- Application .filed May 6, '1909, Serial 110,494,444.' Renewed November 14,1910. Serial No.1592,324.

To all whom "it mag/concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN YANzIcK, Jr.,

and 'FRANCIS McDE'nMoT'r, citizens of the United States, residing at Spearlish', in the county of Lawrence and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Shockers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present inventionhas been to devise a simple and advantageous machine designed iparticularly for forming bundles of grain into shocks and dropping the formed shocks on the ground.

The invention resides particularly in the special mechanism' employed for Areceiving fthe bundles of grain from the binder, fonning' the bundles into the shock, and the peculiar devices employed for automatic opera- .tion ofthe shock forming mechanism and other parts lincidental thereto.`

i Figure 1 is a' side eleva-tion of a machine embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan View; Fig. 3 is a rear view showing the position of the shock formlng members whenl the'receiving platform .has been elevated so as to.. dump the bundles of grain onto the shock former; Fig. 4 is a sectional View showing the shock forming members in the vpositions assumed thereby when the shock f 'mentary view showing in side elevation, the

is deposited onthe ground; Fig. 5 is a fragoperating mechanism# whereby lthe vshock forming ymembers are restored to their normal positions after having deposited the shock; Fig. 6 is a detail'sectional view show -ing tliegconnection between" the clutchshift ing lever in Fig'. 5 and therod for effecti-4 `ing automatic return ,of the shock forming vmembers'to their normal position, and

7j is' adetail view of the spring .plate on the horizontal release rod which operates the bailfcatc for the shock f orming members. Simila'nreference characters refer to -simin lar parts{throughout-"the `rdesc'ription and drawings."-l. Describing the detail construction of the machine ofthis invention, thev lsame comprises aV horizontal frame composed of lpnf 'i gitudinalsills 1, a'. carriage or` wheeled-frame' 2 slidable relative to the sills 1, and a bun-..

' carriage."V l1 sills 1 has its front portion lc'onnected with platform -3 infront o-fsaid emain frame comprising the impart rotation to ,the spindle '3a and platform 3, lafter which thepivoted support 4 is raisedy into the position shown indotted klines in Fig. 1, by means of an operating rod 8 (manually or otherwise operated) connected with the-crank arm 9 ofthe crank shaft 10. Y The crank shaft 10 is journaled 'in bearings' 11 onthe sills 1 and is provided with vthe arms 12 the outer ends ofwhich have a sliding contact withl the sides of the vsupport 4:. It will be apparent that when the rod 8 is pulled upon, the arms 12'of the shaft 10 will raise the support 4 in a pivotal manner until the same assumes the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l. On the bundle receiving platform 3, which is tion Iin cross section and pivoted at one e'nd Y raised withthe support 4 are shock forming plates 13, each of which is of angular formato the platform 3. as shownat 13T whilev at the opposite end each plate has' a pin and slotfeonnectio'n 13 with the platform'B.

-s the bundles'are received from the. binder they pass directly'to .the platform 3 at which time the plates 13 are in the positions shown in Fig. 2.-- .A suitable number of. bundles tol form the shock being supported on the platform 3, the shaft 7 is rotated and the platform'3 rotated a half revolution thereby uni der manual control. The platform 3 isthen elevated as before described and as it reaches 4the position shown in Figs. 1 and '3 an arm.

14 .connected at lone end with a plunger 15 to most portion of a vertical end piece 2 o the carriage 2. Said arm 14 has a bearing between its ends'on. the. outer part of the l,sup-port @which acts asa sort of fulcrum l f tocause the plunger 15 to 4be moved lengthpassing through thevspindle 3L strikes the i wise in the operation of` dischargin bun-5 f vdlesfrom the platform 3v tothe lshock ormer, when the upper end' of the arm strikes the from the platform dles fromusa'id platform lonto 'the shockl 'upper portion of, the frame or carriage 2y as be ore 'mentioned rl`he plunger 15- has a plunger plate 16 on its upper end and'a'bove the platform and when said plungerl is vactuated by vcontact ofthe arm 14 with `the- 16 against which thefram'e part 2 the plate bundles of grain rest is pushed' outwardly 3 thereby forcing thehunformer supportedby the carriage 2 and which vwill now be described.`

forming members "17 and members comprising an' upper wing and a The shock former comprises two angular 18, each of said lower wing, the wings oftherespeotive menibers being denoted 17 .and 18, and 17 "land- 18". ,The wings of each shock' forming member are adapted for slight movement 'in- Adependei'itly ofione another and are pivoted by suitable hingedevices to the'lon'gitu'dinal frame bars of the carriage 2. The shock forming positions in FiglB lof the drawings in which it will be observed that the wings"17 and ao ward direotion'to Iforce :plates I vpression the return" of positi n and dumped -onto the shOCk f-Ofmmg mem;

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bers. lA spring. or'equiv'alent device. 19 on 18 are 1n approximately horiza'ontal positions' tosupportthe "shock as it is formed, while the wings' 17 ^and l1 8 vare in approximately' vertical positions, the' latter having been'released, however, as hereinafter'- described so as'. to move s lightly'in a 'downtl'ie shock forming inwardly against the'bundles of' grain to give the general. form to tne shock by com- -of said bundles. The wings 17 while resting. against .the outer the plates 13l do not interfere with the platform 3' to its original after thebundles thereon have the'upper portionof the rframe' of the caru thereon the bundles,

Af riir'ier positioiithesha-t Tis rotatedto turn'the platformso thatjthe plates 13 are arranged-again in properpositions to receive and as shown iin Fig. 2. When the wings 17 and 18 have 'been initial-ly released :s o, as to assume th'eposition shown' in -Figf and the general conforma- 'I tionxgiven tothe 'shock,theshook forming members 17 andv1'8 'leased or permitted-to drop, this operationbeing vac "eo'mplish'ed' inthe ollowin' 'man f ner. l VThese members '17 v theirA are' 'simultaneously re- (se"e' Fig. 2') passforwardly from points of connection with the` frame2 around drms"21 on a shaft 22.

This shait .22is normally held'-from rotation bygmeansfiofengagement of af-*clutch member ff2lfhee2avth-assed bracket 24 01.1v one Qf.

members are shown in their normalload the bundles into the; shookrthe sills 1. As the pivoted support 4 is raised into the position shown-by dotted E lines-in Fig. 1 however, it strikesan arm 25 mountedo'n a shifting rod 26'and thus impartsloiigitudinal movement to said rod disengagi'ng the. parts 23and 24 and vpermitting the shock forming members 17 and 18 to dropinto the position shown in Fig. 4 depositing' the shock of grain upon the ground.

by 'when the member 23 engages the bracket 24-tlie shaft 22is' prevented from rotation,

on which the ropes 20' are adapted to wind.

forming members 17 and -18 is peculiar.

into the position shown in vdottedlines 'in Fig. 1, the pivotedf support 4 strikes against theno'se of a spring 27 ona release rod -28 supported-by' the sides 2 of the Wheeled -frame 2 The release rod 28 `is connected at. its 'rearend with af bail 29,'fthe sides 2 9 -of whichfare pivoted at their upper ends asshown at 30 to' theupper portion 'of 'o-thebail 29 arev c'atehes 31 adaptedto .engage loops 32 which. slide on' the l vertical the loops32 being formed at the upper ends of- 'rod`s"33, the lower ends of which 'arev conn ec'ted pivotally with the' outer portions zof the wings l7andl8 of theshock forming catches 34ontlie outersides of the Wings 17 and. 1 8 are adaptedto engage with the sides- The operationy of releasing fthe 'shock- The clutchmember 23 is keyed upon the shaft 22,"or otherwise secured thereto, where' 7.5

as well' as the drums 21 secured thereto and members 17 and 18, respectively. Fixed i of. the bail 29, .whereb-yvto hold'v the wings 17 .and 18 in their uppermost positions shown in'Fi'g'. 1. Tlie.movementof "the release rod 28'by the member 4. as the latteris raised forces the bailfcateh29.rearwardl and' dis-Y 'e'jn'ga es the-catches 34-therefrom3ust as--the` :the wings in the bundles of grain from the platform 3 to jcatehes'34- permits slight inward move ment plates 13 into the positions` also shown in this may bemoved manually 'into theiro'riginal positions. The sup4 ort 4 as it move's'downforced pastthe nose of the'eatch 2 7 so as-to 'assume a position lou the insideofythe catch. vWhen the release rod 28 is pulledforwardly as the' .platformy 3 descends the'catchesl of the `bal forming plates 13 enter-'the space/loetween the operation of transferring V thefshoclr former., D isengagement of the.

figure.' The atform'1 3' having, performe its proper function is permitted t'o resumevits horizontal position'being" forcedl outwardly by the springf19. The plates wardly exerts apu l on the release'r'od- 28,v said- 'suppo'rt 4' having been' previously-'5- l' atch v'are disengaged" from' the of the 'wingslT-and 1.8. until they'assume tlie'pos'itions shown'in Fig. 3, 'moving-the l loops 32, thus releasing thev rods 33 by which depositing the shock on the .ground as before mentioned. It is to be understoodthat the shock forming members are ermitted to move downwardly by release" o the catches 31, andy by reasonof thefact that 'the'conneci tions or ropes are free toiinwind from the @drums 21,` rearward movement of the wheeled frame 2 is permitted. e.

.15l A The wheeled frame -2 is so'monnted that Iit can slidelongitudinally with reference` to the spaced sills y1 forming the mainframe of the machine. When the wings 17 and 18 y turn downwardly to deposit the shock the 2Q wheeled frame 2 by reason of its weight and i the friction between it and the shock, stops in its forward movement, the connections 20 `iunwinding from the drums 21, as the main .n framel, theshaft 22, and thedrums 21 are e' 25 `carried forwardly by thedraft connections `with the binder. The above operation-isacf complished4 inthe following manner, itbeing borne in mind that-the bracket 25 is ro-l tatably mounted on `the rod `26. As `the plat- `form 3-is raised the support'4 strikes the in- `cli'ned portion 25 ofthe bracket 25 thereby moving saidv bracket .npwardly a suilicient y. distance to shifttheshoulder 25` of the bracket out of engagement with,r respect to "W55 the frame 2. 'A By the` .time ,the Sideef the support 4` has reached the projection 25* of r` f the bracket 25V the continued movement-of said sup rt will e force the bracket rearwardly t erebyikseparating theclutchf-parts i. 'Y 40 423-and 24 and permitting the shock to stand, ystill `during the shock forming operation' v While fthe main frame '1 movesforwardly.

' When the support 3 resumes its normal posi-v tion the bracke 25 will Valso move to its nor# l `45rnal position b1 gravity ready for operation l' by the frame or carriage 2 when thelatter has been pulled forward to its `original position. A y i r frame `permits the wings of the shock form'- .i ing members to properly deposit, compress,

and shapethe bundles "of grain into the shock in a mannerwhich'will be readil uny. derstood. The y'relative' movement o `the Wheeled -frame 2 with respccttothemain VA55 `frame:comprising the sills lis illustrated vclearly by dotted lines in Fig. 1. 'When' the ,frame 2` has stopped,monientarily, or the comparatively-shortperiod of time required `to form the shock, thezmain framey has been 60 advancedy a suliicient distanceto cause the rear` portion of the frame 2 tostrike the n. 'plate 35 vwhich pivotally connects the rear end of the *rod 26 with an adjacent sill11,` whereby slight longitudinalmovement rear- The y stopping of the. Wheeled" wardly is imparted to the rod 26 and a 65 clutch member 39 movable with the clutch member23 is thus thrown into engagement with the clutch element 37 of a beveled gear l38l loosely mounted on the shaft y22. `The beveledv gear 38 is constantly driven or roi70 tatedby a gear 36 on a driven shaft 40 sol f y' that whent-he'clutch `elements 39`and 37 are engaged automatically by the wheeled frame 2, the shaft`22 is caused to rotate withl its f `drums 21, and the ropes 20 are wound up on 75 the drums to thereby pull the Wheeled frame 2 for'wardly'again until it assumes its origivnal position shown infwFigs. 1 and 2. As `the frame V2 reaches its normal position in Y fits forward movement on thefsills 1, the front end of the frame strikes the bracket 25 on the rod26 and thereby moves the rodv 26 forwardly, said rod shifting theclutch members 39 and 23, through the bell crank lever ,connection 41, andl causing the clutch member 23 to engage the bracket 24 ylocking the shaft 22 from movement by the' drivey g gear 38 -now disengaged .fromy the clutch element36. i

The operation ofrestoring the shock form' ing membersl7 and 18 to their uppermost positions is accomplished in the following manner. While the shaft 22 is driven from the shaft 40 in the manner above described a longitudinal shaft 42 mounted in suitable 9,5 bearings on one of the sills 1'is also being driven, these two shafts having meshing beveled gears 43thereon. 'An approximately' vertical 'shaft 44 shown clearly in Fig. 5 is driven from the shaft 42 by providing suit able meshing gears 44 and the shaft 44 is adapted to transmit motion to a horizontal transverse shaft 45 mounted .in bearings on `top of the Wheeled frame 2. The shaft '44 has a beveled gear 46 at its upper end meshing with a similar ear 47 on the shaft 45. 'When thev wheeled ame 2, after` the shock depositin operatiomhas been advanced'sufficlently arto be entirely disengaged from the shock the operator by pulling upon' a pull-cord 48.will tilt aV shiftirig lever 49 connected with `the toothed clutch .element 50 seen in Fig. 2, thereby shifting said clutch element into en agement with 'the `gear 47 -1 i loose on the shag: 45 but being driven by the 115 shaft 44.' f Y j It will be apparent that` since the cliitchf,hv yelement issecured to the shaft 45 for roff` tation therewith, when the'parts 47 and() @y areengaged ytheshaft 45 will be caused to 120 rotate land its crank arms 45 will move f downwardl imparting similar movement to rods '51. he rods 51 connectl the 'crank arms '45l with arms 52 projecting outwa'rflly `from the wings 17 and 18" of the shock `forming members. The .downward movement of the crank arms 45 raises the wings whenhshoulders 17 and 18a on the respective wings 17 and 18"l abut with the under `sides off the wings 17 and 18, the two wings forming-each shock forming member move upwardly together in the operationof asv suming their normal positions. T'Vhen the loops 32 of the rods 33 have been moved upwardly' a certain distance they are engaged by the catches31 of the member 29, thereby locking the shock forming members in their normal positions, and the catches 34 being also engaged 'with the sides 29" ofthe .member 29 in this operation. Springs 29" engage and hold the sides 29 in their normal positions. A rod 53 connectedwith one of the arms 52 by the pivot 54 has its upper end' connected with a lever 55 connected ywith the clutch member 50 so that as the arm 52 moves downwardly inraising theV members 17 and 18, when the said members are at their limit of their upward movement,` the rod 53'tilts the lever 55 and disengages the clutch part 50 from the gear 47 automaticallyxdiscontinuing the' rotation of the crank shaft 45. The parts 53 and 55 are connected by the pin, slot, and spring connection shown at a in Fig. 6 of the drawings.v

It will be noticed that when the arm 45 has completed its downward movement in -raising the members 17 and 18, it passes its lowermost position and in its continued but. now 'upward movement elevates the .arml

. 52 slightly and just enough to disengage the l cluteh 50 from the gear 47 and through the connections described.. The pin and slot connection of the member-S53 and 55 is necl essary to allow the'clutch to be shiftedby the rod 48, independently of the rod 53.

lWhen the shock forming members-17 and 18.

are in their normal position thel 'pin in the member 55 will remain in the upper end of the slot in the rod 53 being so held by the spring, and the clutch member 50 is then Vout of engagement with the gear 47. As the arm 53vmoves upward the pin in the arm 55 is forced past the bend of the spring and will be located below said-bend so that as the clutch member 50 is shifted by the rod' 4S, to lift the members 17 and 18 to their normal position, the rod 53 inits downward movement will cause the pin on'arm 53 to useful in territory'where grain is raised on a large scale. Furthermore', it is to vbeun- V derstood ,that we are not limited tothe exact rconstruction of parts, or the arrangement specifically described herein with respect thereto, but may make changes in forinlil'n-A ited only claims.

f Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is 1. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a bundle receiving platform, a shock former, means for elevating the platform to transfer the grain bundles thereby the scope of the appended from to the former, and means for rotating the platform preliminary to the upward movement thereof.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a bundle receiving platform,

means for rotating the same, a shock former, and means for raising the platform to a.

oint above the former and positively shift-- lng the bundles of grain from the platform 'to the'former.

`3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a bundle receiving platform, means for rotating the platform, a shock former, means for elevatin the platform,

and means for positively shifting the grain bundles from the platform to the former after elevation of the platform.

, .4. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination of a pivoted bundle receiving platform, a former, means for elevating said platform by pivotal movement, and an automatically operable plunger plate for positively shifting the grain bundles from the platform to the former, after the platformis4 elevated. 1

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a main frame, a wheeled frame, movablelongitudinally thereof, a shock former carried by the wheeled frame, means for depositing bundles of grain in the former, means for moving the former to de` posit the shock ofigrain upon thel ground, means for .moving the main and wheeled frames simultaneouslyand means for causing the wheeled frame to remain stationary with respect to the ground during the shock depositing operation. -f y 6. Ina machine of the class described, the combination' of' a main frame, a wheeled frame movable lon itudinally thereof, a shock former mounte on' the wheeled frame, meanspfor moving the former to deposit the shock of grain, connecting means between the main frame and the wheeled frame for moving them simultaneously, means for controlling sald connecting means to cause the wheeled frame to remain stationary with respect to the ground during the shock depositing operation, and means for restoring the wheeled frame to its original position.

7. In 'a machine oftheclass described, the combination of a main frame, a shock former comprising membersl slidable on said main frame and comprising pivotall movable members, means for depositing bundles of grain on theformer, means for effecting pivom]l movement of the members of the former In testimony whereof we ax our signato deplost` the grain on the grelnd;y means tures in presence oftwo Witnesses. for ho ding the former in am` pre etermned f position on the main framekso .as to move 5 therewtl'l, and means for rendering the N C former stationary with respect to the ground VVtnesses: during the operation of depositing the bun- NAOMI TOOMEY, dles onthe ground. v JOHN WALZMUGK.

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